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INNOVATIONS OR 1st SALES DATES
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| Electric vehicule Electrobat |
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| 1906 | |||
| Hybrid vehicle Gasoline/electric Lohner-Porsches |
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| 1952 | 1974 | ||
| Gas turbine powered car Firebird 1 |
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Catalytic converter General Motors |
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| 1976 | 1976 | 1976 | |
| Asbestos-free brake pad Saab |
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3-way catalytic converter Volvo |
Lambda sensor Bosch (Volvo) |
| 1987 | 1989 | ||
| Diester |
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Recycling codes on plastic part |
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| 1991 | 1994 | 1996 | 1996 |
| CFC-free climate system Saab | Water-based paint Mercedes |
Aquazole |
Car asbestos free (Europe) (brake, cylinder head gasket |
| 1997 | 1999 | ||
| Modern hybrid vehicle
Toyota (Prius) |
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Ozone converter
Volvo (Premair) |
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| 2000 | 2001 | ||
| 4-seat car consumption below 3 liters/100 km Volkswagen (Lupo) |
Euro 3 norma (January 1st) |
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| 2002 | |||
| Fuel cell car Honda (FCX-V4) |
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| 2002 | 2003 | 2003 | 2004 |
| Additive-free diesel particulate filter Renault/Ibiden (Vel Satis 2.2 dCi) |
NOx filter for diesel engine (DPNR filter) Toyota/ArvinMeritor (Avensis D-CAT) |
Integrated Starter Alternator Damper (ISAD) Continental/GMC (Sierra) |
Belt-driver starter-generator Valeo/PSA (Citroen C3 Stop&Start) Document he starter-generator, 10% fuel saving for low cost |
| 2005 | 2006 | ||
| Euro 4 norma (January 1st, 2005) |
SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) / car Mercedes (E-Class 320 CDI Bluetec) |
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| Between 2009 and 2015 | |||
| Euro 5 norma September 1st, 2009 |
CO2 climat system (2009) |
NOx catalytic converter using reductive reaction of ammonia Honda (2.2 i-CTDi) |
Hybrid/diesel car PSA (Peugeot 308 and Citroën C4) (2010) |
| Euro 6 norma September 1st, 2014 |
Hydrogen otto-combustion engine BMW (750 hL) (2020) |
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